Improvement in churn s



duidt gister JoHNo'nArrLE, or

JASPER, NEW YORK.l

Letters PatenLN 98,924, dated January 18, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT 1N cnunrts.

The Schedule referred to in these'Letters Patent and making peut of the same.

To all whom it may concern i Y Be it known that I, J ons OHAPPLE, of Jasper, in

the county of Steuben, and in the State of New' York, have invented certain new and useful ImprovementsV in Churns; and do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description' thereof, reference .being had to t-he accompanying drawing, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, making-a part ot' this specification;

The nature of my invention consists in the const-ruction and arrangement ot a churn, of Vthe kind known as 4the revolving-barrel oriirkin-churn gV and also in the construction of the bed or platform for said churn.

In order'to enable others skilled in the artto which my invention apper'tains, to make and use the same, I will now4 proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective View of the churn, in proper position upon the bed c r platform forc hurning;

Figure 2 is a horizontal section of the churn; and

Figure 3 is a section of the churn, showing the manner ci' fastening the lid or cover. f

A represents the churn, which consists of a series of stavves,ofl suicient length Iand width tomake the churn of the desired'height anddiameter, with a head or' bottom, B, firmly secured at one end.n

The churn is held together by bauds or hoops C O.

I then make a solid lid or cover ,'D, surrounded with z. wide band or hoop, a., projecting below theA lid or cover a sudcient. distance, and this b'and or hoop is small enoughto ft inside ofthe upper inaiu hoop C to Vthe churn. I l

Under the upper edge of this upper baud or hoop, is cut a channel or space large enough for a rubber ring, b, or a ring of any other suitable flexible material, so as to make awater-tight joint, as the band or 4hoop a of the lid D is pressed down on to it by means of the hinged straps E, that pass over the top of the lid or cover anddown on to the wedge-loops d, which are secured to the side ofthe churn lA.`

On. the lid D is attached a crank and bearing, G, with a ring or collar, c, on it, to prevent end-play to the churnas it revolves; andon the opposite end or bottom '.0 ofthe churn,'is a" flanged gudgeou, j, which forms the bearing for that end of the churn as it revolv'es.

, II represents a bed or platform, having at one end a suitable standard, I, upon which the crank and bearing G is placed. A 4 l.

Vdit a suitable point on the bed H is hinged a stand ard, J, upon which, kwhen raised, the flanged gudgeon f rests.

The standard J is channelled out, as shown in fig. 1, for the flange of the gudgeon, so that the standard `may be let down on to the dat bed vH, and the ange notlberin the way. This flange on the gudgeon is also of great importance in turning back the, standard to, its proper position when the churn is to be revolved upon its axles, and prevent the gudgeon from drawing ot from the. standard. This standard or hanger is ,su constructed as to answer a double purpose, aud can b quickly changed from a hanger to a platform, for the churn to rest or stand on, 'by only t'akingjthe crankend of the churn out of 'its bearing and setting -it up on the gudgeon-end. A y

The inside of the churn A ismade of a smooth material, and a suioient number of beaters K. K

placed lengthwise of the churn, running to within a short distance of the bottom, and also ot' the lid of the churn, thereby giving the cream a chance to circulate around the ends of the'churmchanging the cream into butter muchA quicker. than other churns, and also gathering the butter more perfectly.

The stave and beater K, that projects-into the churn, is all in one piece, the timber heilig thick enough v forthe stave and beater, making a solid arrangement.

2.' The combination of the churn hoop 0,'l'd D, hoop a, ring b, strap E, and loop d, all constructed and .arranged substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the' foregoing, I have hereunto set my hand, this 27th day of October, 1869.

JOHN OHAPPLE;

Witnesses:

H. M. Hous`n,

IAS. OUTMAN, 

